MPA Blasts ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 for Mass Copyright Theft
Hollywood's biggest trade group accuses ByteDance's new AI video generator of ripping off US copyrighted content at massive scale.
The Motion Picture Association just came swinging at ByteDance over its latest AI video generator, Seedance 2.0. The Hollywood trade group says the model uses US copyrighted material "on a massive scale" without authorization.
The MPA — which represents major studios including Disney, Warner Bros., and Universal — is urging ByteDance to rein in the tool. The accusation is blunt: Seedance 2.0 was trained on and reproduces protected content from American creators without permission or compensation.
This is the latest salvo in the escalating war between Hollywood and AI companies over training data. ByteDance's TikTok parent already faces intense scrutiny in the US, and getting called out by the industry's most powerful lobbying group won't help its case.
The MPA hasn't announced formal legal action yet, but the language suggests the lawyers are warming up.